Dallas, is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz this November, but the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee has vulnerable incumbents to defend first.
CBS News found with all the election administrators and county clerks who've left since 2020, the state has lost 416 years of experience. That could impact 60% of registered voters in Texas: now more than 18 million people. When asked how big of a deal that is, Dallas County Election Administrator Heider Garcia didn't hesitate.
Even as Vice President Kamala Harris has revived the hopes of Democratic voters nationally, Texas doesn't appear up for grabs. Why it matters: A win in Texas, with its 40 Electoral College votes, is the holy grail of Democratic presidential politics.
Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz encouraged Texas Democrats to elect U.S. Rep. Colin Allred to the Senate, telling a group of Dallas donors Monday that the race against Sen. Ted Cruz is within reach. “You’ve got a senate race you can win in Texas,” Walz said. “My God, just do it for all of America. Replace Ted.”
The Texas Supreme Court ordered Dallas to drop three proposed charter amendments from the Nov. 5 election ballot because they were designed to cancel out propositions panned by council members and some top city officials. The City Council voted a little after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to remove the proposals; officials declined to comment on the ruling.
TexasLawHelp.org, an effort by Texas legal aid organizations and foundations, courts, and nonprofits to provide free, reliable legal information to low-income Texans, described on its website how unhoused people can register to vote in the state.
Less than two months before election day, two polls released Friday show the race for President getting tighter in Texas.
Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On a busy Texas highway days before the 2020 election, former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis used her phone to record the scene unfolding around their Biden-Harris campaign bus: A convoy of President Donald Trump supporters weaving close while her fellow passengers called 911 for help.
The Greater Houston Coalition for Justice urged Latino voters to not be intimidated after a series of raids on LULAC members led by Paxton’s office.
A trial in Texas relating to the "Trump Train" highway confrontation is expected to begin this week. The trial is focused on claims that prior to the 2020 presidential elections, supporters of former President Donald Trump disrupted the Biden-Harris campaign by harassing one of their buses in Texas.
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